Brownish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Brownish is an adjective meaning Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
Meaning
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
Example Sentences
Watt wore, on his feet, a boot, brown in colour, and a shoe, happily of a brownish colour also.
The Giraffe and the Zebra and the Eland and the Koodoo and the Hartebeest lived there; and they were 'sclusively sandy-yellow-brownish all over […]
Two pumps stood side by side in our kitchen. One was for well water and one was a cistern pump—water from the former was hard and clear, from the cistern it was brownish and soft.
Synonyms for brownish
Depending on context, synonyms include browny, brunneous, brunnescent, chromatic, brown, colored.
Antonyms for brownish
Common opposites include achromatic, colorless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colored, chromatic, grizzly, umber, sepia, chestnut.
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